Recognised as Colour
#EDCC03
- #EDCC03
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDCC03 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 204, 3 and HSL 52°, 98%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDCC03#EDCC03
HEX#EDCC03
RGBrgb(237, 204, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.9%, 80%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(51.5, 97.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 98.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 98.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,259
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCC03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1233FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0324ED
Analogous#ED5703, #99ED03
Triadic#03EDCC, #CC03ED
Split complementary#0399ED, #5703ED
Tetradic#03ED57, #0324ED, #ED0399
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G204
B3
Red237 (92.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue51.54°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CC · B 03
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